Daroj Phos-Acid Plant

Plant in Senegal with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135037
MAS/MILS ID 7440358802
Record type Site
Current site name Daroj Phos-Acid Plant
Alternate or previous names Darou Khoudoss

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -17.1486, 14.8839 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Senegal(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Senegal

Comments on the location information

  • PLANT LOCATED NEAR THE TOWN OF KAYAR; LAT/LON ARE FOR KAYAR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -17.1486, 14.8839

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1984
Plant type Acid Plant
Plant subcategory Hydromet

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ind. Chimique Du Senegal
    Interest 100
    Year 1987

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. PHOSPHORIC

  • Deposit

    ACID, TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATE AND AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PLANTS

  • Deposit

    1988 SURVEY. AUGUST 1988, 39PP.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION. WORLD FERTILIZER ATLAS, EIGHTH

  • Deposit

    ED. APRIL 1987, 121PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JAN-1995 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.